Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-01-08

Tu take green and blua''
'sBut NO one can get dress out Of
twelve yards Of silk and as for the
color"
.They can't eh r. howled Bowser. "My
mother never had over ten yards for q
dress, and twelve has got to make one
for my wife. The colors are all night"
The clerk gave him what he asked for,
and Bowser rushed home and flung the
package in my lap with:
"Been gone just thirty seven minutes
by the watch, while you would have been
fooling around three afternoons. There's
twelve full yards, and If you have any
pieces left you can line my overcoat
sleeves"
"Twelve yards! Why, never got less
than twenty three! Don't you see how
narrow silk isl"
"Um! I Thought it was sheeting width
Of course. That's another fraud I'm
going to look to-
Sand the shades-I can't wear 'em-
no one could"
"You can't! Well, you viii, all the
same! This talk about matching the
complexion with dress goods is the twad-
die of idiots! It green and blue won't
hit you then let her miss! It's my taste,
and think I know what belongs to har-
mony. Well go down after supper and
get some dressmaksr to begin work"
"But I know what she'll say"
"Oh! you do! Well you 'eave that to
me; I'm bossing thus job, Mrs. Bowser,
and I'll learn you a thing or two before
we get through"
After supper we drove downtown to
dressmaker's. As we got out Of the
carriage Bowser charged me to keep my
mouth shut and let him do the talking,
and cheerfully promised obedience.
He carried the bundle under his arm,
and as we entered the shop he asked:
evil you take a contract to build
Mrs. Buwser dress and have it finished
at certain date?"
"Let me see the goods" she replied.
but no sooner had she opened the pack
age than she asked:
"Is it some fancy skirt for the circus
"Crcus ringp' he whoopsd, "what is
there about these goods to remind you
of circus ring?'
"The colors."
"Mrs. Bowser," he said as he turned
to me, tive will go elsewhere. It is evil
dent that this person has CINE ont of
some door knob factory to take up dress
making"
At the second place the dressmaker
smiled as she saw the colors, and replied
that she wouldn't think of beginning
work without twenty-four yards of silk
at hand.
"Then you'll never beginr' e1laimed
Bowser. cts high time this long sui
fering public kicked against the dress
making robbery. When I buy twelve
yards of silk for a dressmaker to steal
you can expect I'm going to die the
next week."
THE third dressmaker seemed to IN
derstanI the situation at glance. She
opened the silk, rolled it up again, and
calmly but firmly said:
"I'm very busy just now. You'd bet
ter take it to some blacksmith shop"
Then we went home for the night
Bowser was mad and wouldn't speak to
me, and as he slept he dreamed of dress
makers, and I overheard him saying:
"Colors! I tell you it's all boeh
How many horses and COWS do we see of
four and five color
The next day we visited twelve other
dressmakers. Two of them called Mr..
Bowser an old fool, and four others
laughed in his face, while the other six
refused to have anything to do with the
dress. When we left the last place ne
said:
"Mrs. Bowser I'm a man who can't be
bulldozed. Those dressmakers have
formed ring to steal goods and keep
up prices. I'll beat 'em at their own
game. Well wait until we go to New
York and then buy ready made dress"
When we got home we called the cook
into the sitting room and gave her the
silk, and she thanked him kindly and
added:
''It comes in very handy, MI. Bowser.
for my sister is tight-rope performer
and wants new pair of silk tights"
II couldn't help laughing, and Mr..
Bowser hasn't spoken to me since.
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